Smith (DS)

(SMDS)
Sector: General Industrials
590.00p
-3.50p -0.59
Last updated: 12:00:55

Share information

Name Smith (DS)
Epic SMDS
Isin GB0008220112
Index UK100 UK350
Industry General Industrials

Key numbers

Latest share price 590.00p Net gearing n/a
Market capitalisation £8,144.96 Debt ratio n/a
Shares in issue 1,379.48 Debt-to-equity ratio n/a
P/E ratio 7.2 Assets / equity ratio n/a
Total dividends per share 6.00p Price to book value n/a
Dividend yield 5.8 ROCE 20.58
Dividend cover 2.39 EPS growth 40
Earning per share 35.8 52-week high / low 270.70p / 598.30p

Dividends

Type Ex-date Pay-date Net-dividend
Interim 2023-12-14 2024-01-31 6.00p
Final 2023-09-07 2023-10-03 12.00p
Interim 2022-12-15 2023-01-31 6.00p
Final 2022-10-06 2022-11-01 10.20p
Interim 2022-04-07 2022-05-03 4.80p
Final 2021-10-07 2021-11-01 8.10p
Interim 2021-04-08 2021-05-04 4.00p
Final 2019-10-03 2019-11-01 11.00p
Interim 2019-04-04 2019-05-01 5.20p

Contact details

Company name Smith (DS)
Address Level 3, 1 Paddington Square, London, United Kingdom, W2 1DL
Telephone +44 (0) 20 7756 1800
Website http://www.dssmith.com

Directors

Director Position
Mr Miles Roberts CEO
Mr Alan Johnson Non-Executive Director
Mr Eric Olsen Non-Executive Director
Mr Geoffrey Drabble Non-Executive Chairman
Mr David Robbie Senior Independent Director
Mr Richard Pike Group Finance Director
Mr Alina Kessel Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Louise Smalley Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Celia Baxter Independent Non-Executive Director

Company financials

Assets £ (m) 2023 2022 2021
Reporting date 30/04/23 30/04/22 30/04/21
Intangible asssets and goodwill 2938 2916 2995
Investments and other non-current assets 34 33 51
Total non-current assets 6926 6778 6404
Inventory / work in progress 619 703 537
Trade and other receivables 1280 1263 818
Cash and equivalents 472 819 813
Other current assets and asset held for resale 160 323 128
Total of all assets 9457 9886 8700
Liabilities £ (m) 2023 2022 2021
Short term liabilities 3039 3567 2456
Long term liabilities 2331 2085 2709
Other liabilites / pension etc n/a n/a n/a
Total of all liabilities 5370 5652 5165
Net assets £ (m) 2023 2022 2021
Net assets 4087 4234 3535
Equity £ (m) 2023 2022 2021
Share capital 138 137 137
Minority interests 3 2 2
Retained earnings n/a n/a n/a
Share premium account 2251 2248 2241
Total equity 4087 4234 3535
Income £ (m) 2023 2022 2021
Turnover n/a n/a n/a
Operating profit 733 443 311
Pre-tax profit 661 378 231